Leviticus 3
New American Standard Bible
The Law of Peace Offerings
3 ‘Now if his offering is a (A)sacrifice of peace offerings, if he is going to offer from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it (B)without defect before the Lord. 2 And (C)he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and (D)slaughter it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar. 3 From the sacrifice of the peace offerings he shall then present an offering by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 4 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the [a]lobe of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys. 5 Then (E)Aaron’s sons shall offer it up in smoke on the altar (F)on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire; (G)it is an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord. 6 But if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord is from the flock, he shall offer it, male or female, (H)without defect. 7 If he is going to offer (I)a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it (J)before the Lord, 8 and (K)he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and (L)slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons shall (M)sprinkle its blood around on the altar. 9 From the (N)sacrifice of peace offerings he shall then bring as an offering by fire to the Lord, its fat, the entire fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails, 10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the [b]lobe of the liver, which he shall remove (O)with the kidneys. 11 Then the priest shall offer it up in smoke (P)on the altar as (Q)food, an offering by fire to the Lord.
12 ‘Now if his offering is (R)a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord, 13 and he shall lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. 14 From it he shall present his offering as an offering by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the [c]lobe of the liver, which he shall remove (S)with the kidneys. 16 The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma; (T)all fat is the Lord’s. 17 It is a (U)permanent statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places: you shall not eat any fat (V)or any blood.’”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 3:4 Or appendage on
- Leviticus 3:10 Or appendage on
- Leviticus 3:15 Or appendage on
Leviticus 3
International Standard Version
Peace Offerings
3 “If someone’s[a] offering is a peace offering[b] from the cattle, the presenter[c] is to offer it without defect, whether the animal[d] is male or female. They are to be brought to the Lord. 2 Then the presenter is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. After this, Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
3 “The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord. He is to remove the fat that covers the internal organs,[e] all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, 4 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[f] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 5 Then Aaron’s sons are to burn them on the altar, over the burnt offering that has been placed on the wood over the fire, as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
6 “If his offering to the Lord is a peace offering from the flock, whether male or female, he is to bring it without defect. 7 If the offering that he is bringing is a lamb, then he is to bring it to the Lord. 8 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
9 “The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering as an offering made by fire to the Lord. He is to remove the fat—the entire fat tail near the spine, the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, 10 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[g] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 11 Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
12 “If his offering is a goat, then he is to bring it to the Lord, 13 lay his hand over its head, then slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. After this, Aaron’s sons are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
14 “The presenter is then to present the gift as an offering made by fire to the Lord, that is, the fat that covers the internal organs, all the fat that is inside the internal organs, 15 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[h] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 16 The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the Lord.
17 “This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood.”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 3:1 Lit. his
- Leviticus 3:1 Or sacrifice of peace
- Leviticus 3:1 The Heb. lacks presenter, and so throughout the chapter
- Leviticus 3:1 Lit. whether it
- Leviticus 3:3 Or inward parts
- Leviticus 3:4 Or appendage
- Leviticus 3:10 Or appendage
- Leviticus 3:15 Or appendage
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